Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-07-29
To the Honorable. tie Judges Of The Orphans
Court of Butler County, Penn'a.


for partition OF the real es- June Term,
tate OF Thompson Lewis, decd 1871.
late OF Muddycreek, twp
To the Honorable, tile Judges of The Orphans
Court Of Butler County, Penn'G.
The petition OF Henry w. watson, OF Muddy
creek township. Butler county, Pa, and sarah
j. Watson his wife. In the right OF the said Sarah
J. Watson a sister OF Thompson Lewis decd, OF
said township and county, respectfully repre-
sents that the said Thompson Lewis, decd;
died on or about April 18th, 1887, fntestate seized
in his demesne as OF fee, OF and In certain piece
OF land situate In the township or Muddycreek,
county OF Butler and State OF pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows: On the
north by lands OF Samuel Brenneman and }. q.
Glenn; on the east by lands OF Peter Schcide-
mantle and Robert Glenn on the SCUM ID Dy
s. Duncan; on the west by lands OF John Fore
man and VIM. McClymonds, containing two
the appurtenances, Said Thompson Lewis lelt
no widow or issue surviving him. but left Two
brothers, TO wilt Mi1nln Lewis, OF rama county
Iowa. aged over seventy years John L. Lewis,
In the State OF Ohio, aged over sixty years
Mrs. Mary Fry. married TO Soloman Fry, and
living ia Perry township. Lawrence county Pa,
and Mrs. Sarah Y. Watson, married TO Henry
W. Watson. living in Muddycreek township,
Butler county, Pa, she being the petitioner.
and Phoebe McGuflin, widow. living in New
Castle, Lawrence county, Pa. Emma wallace
married TO - Wallace. living In Colorado
Thompson Lewis Mary Miner. married TO b.
r. Miner, and living In Pittsburgh, Pa. VIM
c. Sharp, living at New Brighton. Beaver county,
Pa. children OF Eliza Sharp, decd sister OF
the said Thompson Lewis Orlando Young and
Bell Young. children OF Hettfe Young, q decd
sister OF the said Thompson Lewis, living La
Tama county, Iowa G. L. Duncan, Alfred B
Duncan, Thompson Duncan and Bell Duncan,
living In Perry township, Lawrence county,
Pa, VIM. Duncan. living In Usage county
Kansas. All children OF Lamsin Duncan, de-
ceased sister OF Thompson Lewis, that the
above parties are all over twenty-0ne years OF
age, except Thompson p and & Bel duncan nan.n VINO
living I'm Perry township. Lawrence county, Pa
That no partition OF said land has been made,
nor can jury for that purpose Pos be s agreed upon
living SC Ear apart. and other circumstances sur
rounding the case.
award an inquest TO make partition OF said
estate to and among the aforesaid parties
according to their rights and they will ever
HENRY WATSON.
X SARAH j. WATSON,
Personally appeared be-
fore me Henry w. Watson, who being duly
correct to the best OF his knowledge and belief.
HENRY WATSON.
L. p. WALKER, [sEALl
BUTLER COUNTY, IS:
Certified from the Record
this 2Sth day OF June, A. d. 1887.
REUBEN McELvAIN, Clerk.
BUTLER COUNTY, ss:
To Peter Kramer, High
Sheriff OF Butler County. Greeting:
We command you. that you make known TO
the several heirs OF Thompson Lewis, deco,
named In foregoing petition. the contents OF the
same and cite them To be and appear before the
Judges OF an Orphans Court, to be held at But
Ter, Penn'a, on Monday the 9th day OF Septem-
ber, then and there To show cause, II any they
may have, why the prayer OF the Petitioners
should noC be granted, and writ Of Partition
awarded.
Witness Che Honorable Aaron L. HaZen, PreSi-
dent Judge Of our said Court. at Butler, this
2Sth day OF june A, d. 1887.
REUBEN MCELyAIN, Clerk.